The
Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor opened in Detroit
at the Michigan on Friday, November 7, 1941. It had earlier opened in
New York City on October 3, 1941. It debuted in Los Angeles on November
20, 1941.

"Messrs.
Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, filmdom's ace thriller directors, had
better look to their laurels, for they are facing dangerous competition
in John Huston, whose maiden effort as a director, 'The Maltese Falcon,'
opened Friday at the Michigan," wrote Detroit Free Press Motion
Picture Editor Frank P. Gill on November 8, 1941.

"In
John Huston, son of the celebrated actor, Walter Huston, Hollywood has
found its most gifted young director since Garson Kanin," commented
Al Weitschat in the November 8, 1941 edition of The Detroit News.
"Huston's first achievement is this Dashiell Hammett detective story
filmed twice previously. Having also adapted the yarn himself, Huston
scores something of a one-man triumph in bringing fans one of the best
mystery thrillers the screen has produced."

The
Maltese Falcon played at the Michigan until
November 18, before moving to the Palms-State on November 19. It screened
at the Palms-State until November 27, before being replaced the next day
by Birth
of the Blues (Bing Crosby, Mary Martin).

The
Maltese Falcon began its Detroit suburban
and neighborhood run on December 31, 1941 when it opened at the Bloomfield.
It played at the Redford from Friday, February 27, 1942 to Monday, March
2, 1942 on a double bill with The
Big Store (The Marx Brothers, Tony Martin).